George herrick



G. HERRIGK. MUSICAL INSTRUMENT.

Patented Aug. 24, 1869.

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GEORGE HERRICK, OF WAVERLY, NEW YORK.

Letters Patent N 94,108 dated August 24, 1869.

IMPROVEMENT IN MUSICAL DTSTR'UMBNTS.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

To all whom. it may concern:

Be it known that I, Geonon Hnmucx, of the i'illage of Waverly, in the county of 'lioga, and State of New York, have invented a new and valuable Improvement in Musical Instruments; and I do hereby declare that the followingis a full, clear, and exact description of the construction and operation of the same, reference being bad to the annexed drawings,

making a part of this specification, and to the letters andfigures of reference marked thereon.

Figure 1 of the dmwings is a longitudinal vertical section of onekey of my instrument.

Figure 2 is a topwiew of the same.

The nature of my invention consists in connecting a key-hoard, like those used for organs or pianos, with a comb of steel teeth similar to those used for producing the musical sounds of a music-box.

I connect the key-board with a drum, (1, in which are fixed the short teeth or pegs b, by the revolution of which the musical teeth 0 of the comb are caused to vibrate, and the'difl'erent teeth of said comb being tuned in accordunce with the difl'erent tone s'ot' the \Vhat I claim as my im'ention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, -isv The lllllSlCill instrument herein described, having keys d, studs .9, dogs h, pawls k, drums a, with teeth I), ratchet-wheel I, springs at, y, and and comb c. v In testimony that- I claim the abovc, l' have here unto subscribed my name, in the presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE HERRICK.

Wi messes J. NEWTON DEXTER,

MILTON J. WARNER. 

